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With Yadima Molina, Chris Iannetta, Russell Martin, Miguel Montero, Mike Napoli, A.J. Pierzynski, and Yorvit Torrealba all available as free agents ... Plus others ... I'd say the Mets have a very good chance of landing a bat without overspending. This is the year of the free agent catcher, so even trades might be easier to swing.

With Yadima Molina, Chris Iannetta, Russell Martin, Miguel Montero, Mike Napoli, A.J. Pierzynski, and Yorvit Torrealba all available as free agents ... Plus others ... I'd say the Mets have a very good chance of landing a bat without overspending. This is the year of the free agent catcher, so even trades might be easier to swing.

With Yadima Molina, Chris Iannetta, Russell Martin, Miguel Montero, Mike Napoli, A.J. Pierzynski, and Yorvit Torrealba all available as free agents ... Plus others ... I'd say the Mets have a very good chance of landing a bat without overspending. This is the year of the free agent catcher, so even trades might be easier to swing.

That's not accurate. Molina and Montero were extended.

There is some bad blood between the Mets and Torrealba

Pierzynski and Napoli will require too much money.

Pierzynski is likely to stay with the White Sox.

The only possible option you listed truly available is Russell Martin.

But the Yankees will retain him no questions asked if they do not win the WS. He was huge for them in the final month.

I have no idea what is going to transpire for the catching position, but Thole clearly is not a starter for a championship caliber team. We need a serious upgrade at that position. As we all know it is critical we get the right guy, but I doubt that's seriously is going to happen.

Dump Thole. Keep Shoppach (if possible).

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With Yadima Molina, Chris Iannetta, Russell Martin, Miguel Montero, Mike Napoli, A.J. Pierzynski, and Yorvit Torrealba all available as free agents ... Plus others ... I'd say the Mets have a very good chance of landing a bat without overspending. This is the year of the free agent catcher, so even trades might be easier to swing.

All those free agent catchers available? WOW!!!! We don't need to make a trade. We could dump Duda and Murphy for relief pitching and outfielders.

Neither Murphy or Duda can play catcher. Don't be ridiculous. We need a real catcher. Trading Murphy for a strong right hand hitting catcher would be a good move. We could put Valdespin at 2nd base and he would be our leadoff hitter if he could ever learn how to take a pitch.

If the Yankees win the World Series in 2012 they will most certainly use 2013 as a bridge year to get under the 189 M salary cap. They would still compete for sure but they would go cheap in doing it.

Meaning guys like Swisher and Martin and Soriano will walk and they will use younger players like Gardner and Cervelli/Romine and Robertson to replace them in order to extend Cano and Granderson like they want to and still have money to bring in big name guys in 2014.

They would have that luxury to let expiring contracts off the books and not worry about it as the defending champs.

If they don't win... Then Martin almost certainly returns to the Yankees as they need to go for broke again and make 2013 their year. That is their philosophy they will look to retain Soriano and Swisher as well then.

With that being said, Martin would definitely be available for us if they win it all and I would like that.

Shoppach and Martin is a great tandem to have. Two high quality major league caliber catchers